World News
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Radiation leak at Japan lab; small impact expected
Saturday, May 25, 7:04 am
TOKYO (AP) - An atomic research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected about 55 people, though none were hospitalized and no impact was expected outside the... Read more...
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Friend of alleged soldier killer arrested at BBC
Saturday, May 25, 6:58 am
LONDON (AP) - Counterterrorism police on Saturday questioned a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the killing of an unarmed British soldier, a savage attack that has horrified... Read more...
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Female suicide bomber injures 12 in Russian region
Saturday, May 25, 6:53 am
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) - A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12, including... Read more...
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Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally
Saturday, May 25, 6:49 am
MOSCOW (AP) - Gay rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in Moscow but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at a demonstration which went ahead... Read more...
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Suicide bomber dies in blast in Afghan capital
Saturday, May 25, 6:46 am
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A would-be suicide bomber died when his explosives-rigged vest went off prematurely in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday morning, police said. The apparent failed attack... Read more...
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In Ethiopia, African Union celebrates 50 years
Saturday, May 25, 6:34 am
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - The African Union on Saturday marked 50 years since the founding of a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and which now is... Read more...
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UK zookeeper dies from tiger attack injuries
Saturday, May 25, 6:31 am
LONDON (AP) - British police say a zookeeper who was injured in a tiger attack at an animal park has died. Police say the woman, 24-year-old Sarah McClay, was in the big cats' enclosure at South... Read more...
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Pirates release German ship's 4 crew members
Saturday, May 25, 6:27 am
BERLIN (AP) - A German shipping company says four crew members from one of its vessels have been released a month after being kidnapped by pirates off Equatorial Guinea's coast. Leonhardt and... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia warns against Iran's nuclear program
Saturday, May 25, 6:19 am
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran's nuclear program to the region's security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbors... Read more...
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'Yugonostalgia' as Croatia prepares to join EU
Saturday, May 25, 6:01 am
KUMROVEC, Croatia (AP) - Forget the European Union, many in this Croatian village are saying. The group of nations being celebrated this weekend is one that died more than 20 years ago when Yugoslavia... Read more...
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2-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar
Saturday, May 25, 5:34 am
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid... Read more...
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Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair
Saturday, May 25, 5:31 am
BEIRUT (AP) - Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad shelled a strategic western town on Saturday in their heaviest barrage of a week-long battle to dislodge rebels from there, activists... Read more...
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Balloons bring smiles in war-weary Afghan capital
Saturday, May 25, 5:28 am
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Artists and activists handed out 10,000 bright pink balloons to residents in Afghanistan's war-weary capital on Saturday, bringing smiles to surprised Kabul residents... Read more...
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Chile's Indians take on world's largest gold miner
Saturday, May 25, 5:16 am
EL CORRAL, Chile (AP) - The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight... Read more...
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Priest who defied Mafia is beatified in Sicily
Saturday, May 25, 5:03 am
ROME (AP) - An Italian priest who stirred consciences with his anti-Mafia preaching and was gunned down by mobsters has been honored by the Vatican as a martyr. The Rev. Giuseppe `'Pino"... Read more...
